Post B2gwLXZP0kPdqJ8Wv2 by thatbrickster@shitposter.world
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(DIR) Post #B2gqbhX78XjBeQOBNY by thatbrickster@shitposter.world
2026-01-26T22:04:35.849366Z
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Don't do next gen, kids.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si9gI_sHKhg
(DIR) Post #B2grCVrZUM14AhVk5Q by ElDeadKennedy@shitposter.world
2026-01-26T22:11:14.884546Z
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@thatbrickster ps3 will always be last gen for me
(DIR) Post #B2grN3KXueC6rf5bPM by rain@melonbread.xyz
2026-01-26T22:13:08.559Z
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@thatbrickster@shitposter.world IMO the main reason why "next gen" (aside from the Switch 2, but that is a whole other can of worms) seems weird is because this "generation" (and much of the second half of the last one) has been incredibly stagnant in terms of game innovation hardily taking advantage of the hardware itself. Like what is a PS6 or Xbox Series 2? The exact same thing you already have with maybe a 20%/25% graphics increase if the developer cares enough to properly optimize. All for a ludicrous price tag that is ever increasing? All in world where games already look amazing by most common metrics.
(DIR) Post #B2grk8Qj7OPhLDzFDM by coolboymew@shitposter.world
2026-01-26T22:17:15.166586Z
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@rain @thatbrickster And AAA is barely keeping up and a bunch of the big ones are starting to fail because they have to play it ultra safe because they're failing... not that AAA wasn't always safe but yeahThere's pretty much no reasons for next gen right now, they're gonna be ludicrously expensive, the technological leap now is as unimpressive as ever and we really reached the peak of the graphical diminishing returnsThe future is currently with handhelds, portable computers and at most miniatures computer like the Steam Frame, IMO
(DIR) Post #B2gs1erBoErapmiiEi by Ree@shitposter.world
2026-01-26T22:20:29.567727Z
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@coolboymew @rain @thatbrickster I heard Ubisoft is taking a shit
(DIR) Post #B2gs3KTMZJbEC0N9XM by rain@melonbread.xyz
2026-01-26T22:20:47.079Z
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@coolboymew@shitposter.world @thatbrickster@shitposter.world I will say a lot people like to mate on Microsoft but I do agree with their current stratagy for game releases. Like yes they have a platform and would love for you to be apart of it, but they release everything is just a PC at this point have had multiple targets for hardware ( the S line & the X line). So they target one of those two specs and just release their games everywhere. Because again what you play on does not matter and has not mattered for a little under a decade.
(DIR) Post #B2gslA0cphbGTxpa64 by coolboymew@shitposter.world
2026-01-26T22:28:38.596950Z
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@rain @thatbrickster I dunno about this, the problem with their strategy is that it's killing Xbox. We can say that no exclusivity is "better" for everyone, but then the consoles platforms has no reasons to exists in the end. The increasing cost of making games has made this triply so due to not even having 3rd party exclusives anymore eitherI'm unsure if this is a great thing
(DIR) Post #B2gsnKzYyBxt7lN8gS by thatbrickster@shitposter.world
2026-01-26T22:29:05.051070Z
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@ElDeadKennedy I recently acquired a PS3 from the local outdoor tip. It was last used in 2021 and had saves from classic CoD and GTAV (no FIFA, surprisingly). First things I did after letting it adjust to being indoors again was install CFW and relish the fact the PS3 I had to dispose of had been avenged. I may need to open it and clean out dust that's built up from being in storage, and replace the thermal paste to keep it running cool (fans run at 24% when in XMB, not checked in-game). Apart from that, perhaps I can return to the backlog of games I missed out on in secondary school.
(DIR) Post #B2gtk3wG17jtJspPWq by rain@melonbread.xyz
2026-01-26T22:39:42.903Z
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@coolboymew@shitposter.world @thatbrickster@shitposter.world I mean I argue why do any of the console platforms need to exist? In a world where everything is just a x86 or ARM box/slab with an extra layer of nonsense "specialized" proprietary OS on top of it. The days of the "b-game studio" are close to gone. Mostly due to the ease of publishing/dev tools. So you are either "AAA" or "Indie" if you even want to go by those dated labels at this point because it really just comes down to how much of a cooperate budget you have backing your game because those terms certainly do not reflect quality.
(DIR) Post #B2guaXPpfRGvncgSky by coolboymew@shitposter.world
2026-01-26T22:49:07.115500Z
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@rain @thatbrickster I dunno. It's not quite true anymore de to Sony and Microsoft tripling down on AAA, but look what happened to Sega after becoming 3rd party, quality down in a lot of aspect and I don't quite want this for NintendoThe consoles are also currently some of the last bastion of video games physical media, but that's also slowly going away...
(DIR) Post #B2gv3S9AKsJFr9fyD2 by thatbrickster@shitposter.world
2026-01-26T22:54:25.890211Z
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@rain Microsoft said something similar when announcing the Series X, calling it a continuation of the One. I don't mind some cross-gen releases as it saves the immediate urge of needing a $549+ console to play new releases, but I know there's a point where new releases shouldn't be so they can exploit everything the latest hardware has to offer.I think MS did strike a good balance between supporting the One (X, mainly) and the Series, although I wasn't a fan of the Series S having less RAM than the One X. It was also laid out in a way that made access a choice between 'fast' and 'slow' memory.As for the PS5, I've been critical of its launch. From having no games of its own for the longest time, to flawed hardware that would cook itself under stress (90C VRAM on the launch model), to the Harry Hill oversized collar design. Despite all that, it continues to outsell Xbox consoles at least 3:1, and will likely outlive the Xbox as a platform given what came out towards the end of last year about future plans. Game Pass has lost most of its allure and upcoming hardware will allow third-party game launchers, like PC already does. I digress.I don't think we've seen this 'gen' hit its stride yet. The fatigue from AAA releases is making sure it never does. As for hardware, most indie titles run on computers people already own. Why pay more for diminishing returns?
(DIR) Post #B2gw4xX3EPiDRK88X2 by Ree@shitposter.world
2026-01-26T23:05:54.608385Z
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@coolboymew @rain @thatbrickster you will have steam dick or steam box sir
(DIR) Post #B2gwLXZP0kPdqJ8Wv2 by thatbrickster@shitposter.world
2026-01-26T23:08:53.114026Z
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@coolboymew MS once called them AAAA studios where throwing more money at them would make for better outcomes. How wrong they were.Before I went down the PS4 rabbit hole I held on to the belief they were glorified PCs. I bit the bullet after enjoying what the Vita was achieving as an underdog. I bet wrong in the end as I played on my One X more after I got one in 2021, despite having more games on the PS4. I also learned in that time I was more of a 'last gen' guy since games I wanted to play became dirt cheap on the 360. Since it had everything that was ever going to be made for it, there was no FOMO. It would've saved me a lot of money had I have found out sooner.I still own a jailbroken PS4 Pro and briefly had a dev console sold as a 'broken' unit. Someone had reached out and offered to buy it from me, which I agreed to. Apparently it was a stolen console and was banned from using PSN, and its developer functionality.I don't see myself selling my PS3 or PS4 in the short term. My Switch (vulnerable bootrom) would need to go to a good home. My jailbroken Vita would've gone to my wife, she used to play it when out and about, but she's since found new ways to spend her idle time.@rain